TRES #21 Yuchi Hong Yun

This Hong Yu #21 is a relatively new tea (2008), developed by the Taiwan Research and Extension Station. It is a cross between an Assam from Burma and the cultivar from which Keemun is made. The tea bushes are grown around Sun Moon Lake, Nantou's famous lake. Not many producers make tea from this cultivar.

The taste is special and powerful, both the character of an Assam and that of a Keemun come out nicely.

• Taiwan, Yuchi township, Nantou County
• the cultivar used is a cross between an Assamica and Keemun
• 800-meter growing height
• Natural farming
• full oxidation and a slight roast
• spring harvest and hand-picked